In 1954, Colombian painter and printmaker
Omar Rayo rejected a scholarship to study in Spain, instead embarking on a journey across South America. He traveled through the Andes and along the Amazon, learning indigenous artistic techniques and finding inspiration in the patterns and colors of vernacular architecture and popular culture. This experience proved influential in
Rayo’s use of color and
geometric patterns, which suggestively evoke the embroidery and patchwork of
indigenous art. In the 1960s,
Rayo adopted a geometric language that allowed him to explore the material qualities of paper and color. His intaglios investigate the tensions that emerge between the flatness of two-dimensional surfaces and the sculptural qualities of the heavy paper that he used. In
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Is this Inquietando painted by hand or printed?
Painted by hand: a trained painter copies Inquietando in oil on linen canvas.
What size should I choose for Inquietando?
Sizes run from 37.3 x 26.8 cm ($200) to 248.6 x 178.3 cm ($1640); the table on this page lists the main steps and their prices.
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Where is the original Inquietando?
The original is in the collection of the Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C..